SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - NET SALES (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Net Sales (Detail) [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment									2
Net sales	$ 996.5	$ 954.2	$ 1,022.0	$ 772.6	$ 671.1	$ 648.9	$ 698.0	$ 656.3	$ 3,745.3	$ 2,674.3	$ 2,922.6
Dental and Healthcare Consumables
Net sales									2,058.1	1,961.0	2,142.3
Technologies
Net sales									$ 1,687.2	$ 713.3	$ 780.3